CARLSBAD — Law enforcement made a total of 27 arrests on Wednesday as they executed arrest warrants sweeps throughout town.

Officers of the Carlsbad Police Department and agents with the Pecos Valley Drug Task Force worked together on the one-day operation Wednesday, during which several grams of methamphetamine and heroin were also seized in the operation.

The names of those arrested were not provided by the Carlsbad Police Department on Wednesday. Many of those who were arrested on warrants are also know to the police because of prior criminal activity or arrest warrants, officers said.

At a home near the intersection of Mermod and Mesa Streets, officers arrested two men and recovered a handgun that allegedly had been tossed into the backyard of a neighboring home. That handgun was recovered by evidence technicians with the police department.

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At another home on 2nd Street, two other men with arrest warrants were taken into custody. That particular location is know for its drug activity, officers said.

Captain Jon Moyers of the Carlsbad Police Department said that improving the quality of life for those living in Carlsbad neighborhoods is a major priority for the department and that operations such as the warrant roundup can have a profound affect on city neighborhoods.

Moyers said there are a few neighborhoods in the city that experience a higher rate of crime or disruption. Residents of those neighborhoods are encouraged to communicate with local law enforcement to voice their concerns.

Reports of suspicious or criminal behavior can be made anonymously to CrimeStoppers of Eddy County at 575-887-188 or on their TipSoft website at cityofcarlsbadnm.com/tipsoft.

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"I think we have made it clear in the last few weeks that we will not tolerate this sort of behavior within our community and will pursue those that continue to disrupt the neighborhoods in which they live," Moyers said.

Those disruptions are often connected with the sale and use of drugs, officers said.